Plateau APC Publicity Secretary, Sylvanus Namang, shot dead
By Emma Ogbuehi
The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Sylvanus Namang, has been brutally murdered by yet to be identified gunmen.
Namang was reportedly shot dead in Pankshin town, Pankshin Local Government Area of the State.
Gunmen were said to have attacked a pub in the Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed two persons.
It was learnt that one of those killed during the attack was Namang.
A report in the Daily Trust newspaper on Sunday said an official of the party, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the ugly incident on the telephone.
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The APC scribe was said to have died from injuries sustained in the attack.
The source stated that the late Namang was a dependable ally, who was deeply committed to the development of the APC at the grassroots and state level, adding that the party would issue a statement regarding the circumstances surrounding his death.
The newspaper gathered that Namang was gunned down outside his hotel room in the area by hoodlums who opened fire at him around 7:30 am.
The deceased was said to have left home on Saturday to attend a burial in Pankshin where he was suddenly killed.
Another chieftain who spoke to the Punch newspaper said, “Yes, it’s true. We have lost our spokesman, Sylvanus Namang. From what I was told, he went to Pankshin for a burial on Saturday. Afterward, he went to buy something at an eatery in the locality.
“Suddenly, some armed people came to the place and shot at him and one other person. He later succumbed to the injuries sustained and died
“I learnt that the other victim, who is said to be a business man, also died from the gunshot wounds.”
The source, who described Namang’s death as shocking, called on security agents to fish out those behind the killings in the interest of justice.